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The locomotives of the Isle of Man Railway were provided exclusively by Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester, England between 1873 and 1926; other locomotives that appear on this list were inherited as part of the take-over of the Manx Northern Railway and Foxdale Railway in 1905, when the railway also purchased two more locomotives from Beyer, Peacock.
Retired on lap 3 while leading the race at Kirkmichael with engine trouble. DNF 7: Alfie Alexander S. Ford 596cc Douglas: 2 Retired on lap 3 while running third, due broken sidecar stay, pushing the machine in from Governor's Bridge to Start. DNS 5: Freddie Hatton 596cc New Hudson: Fastest lap: Freddie Dixon, 43min. 32sec. 53.23 mph [5]
The first event was the 350cc 1957 Junior TT race held on the Snaefell mountain course.The race was initially led by Bob McIntyre riding a Gilera motorcycle who beat the lap record for the Junior TT race from a standing start in 23 minutes and 14.2 seconds, an average speed of 97.42 mph and 42 seconds faster than the lap record set by Ray Amm in the 1954 Junior TT Race. [2]
The Senior TT race was won by Tommy de la Hay riding a Sunbeam at an average race speed of 51.79 mph from local Isle of Man competitor Duggie Brown riding a Norton. A new lap record was set by George Dance riding a Sunbeam of 40 minutes and 43 seconds, an average speed of 55.62 mph. AJS thought they could repeat the success of the 1914 Junior ...
Later in the week, Handley became the first TT rider to win two races in a week when he won the four-lap Ultra-Lightweight TT race, again on a Rex-Acme, setting a race record average speed of 53.45 mph (86.02 km/h), and a new lap record of 41 minutes, 52 seconds at an average speed of 54.12 mph (87.10 km/h).
The 1931 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was again dominated by the battle between Rudge, Sunbeam and Norton motorcycles. The 1931 Junior TT Race was run at a very fast pace by Jimmie Simpson riding for Norton who completed the first lap in 30 minutes and 49 seconds and was 6 seconds ahead of fellow Norton teammate Stanley Woods in 2nd place and 18 ...
The first Isle of Man TT race was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 and was named the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy. [6] The event was organised by the Auto-Cycle Club over 10 laps of the Isle of Man St John's Short Course of 15 miles 1,470 yards for road-legal 'touring' motorcycles with exhaust silencers, saddles, pedals and mudguards.
1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy; Date May 30 and June 1, 1922 Location Douglas, Isle of Man: Course Snaefell Mountain Course 37.75 miles (60.75 km) Organiser Auto-Cycle Union: Clerk T.W. Loughborough Lightweight TT; First Geoff S. Davison, Levis: Second Dan Young, Rex-Acme: Third Stanley Jones, Velocette: Fastest lap; Wal Handley 44min. 24sec ...